Anxiety that gets worse at work.

[Rima]

I am new to this forum, I had my 1st panic attack over a year ago and ever since then I get anxiety. I done all the test almost possible and my dr is convinced I got anxiety and it gets worse at work but once I go for a walk it calms down and happens again as soon as I get back to work. ( I work in front of a computer all day ) I was given a bunch of meds to try but I never tried any of them for long as soon as I felt okay I stopped just because I don’t want to rely on meds. 2 weeks ago I started feeling jittery like in my hands and my dr gave me Zoloft I tried it 2 days ago and yesterday my vision started kinda getting blurry from one eye to another and it would go away but when I went to sleep I couldn’t falls asleep for hours because of everything running through my head when I finally did I ended up waking up in panic and sweaty in a way so I stopped the meds … anyone else having these issues? Is it really anxiety???

[JohnC]

Welcome Rima, yes it does kind of sound like anxiety. I too work in front of computer and and sometimes my eyes get a little "buggy". Anxiety will take a simple thing like eye strain and turn it into a whole lot of unnecessary anxiety. I have never been on Zoloft but most folks that have talked about them on here say it takes a couple of weeks before they start to work, which is the case of most SSRI's. My mind is constantly racing from one thought to another and i have a hard time concentrating. It may take awhile before you find the right meds. Type the word zoloft in the search box and read what other folks are saying and you can visit the medication section of this forum. Good luck and never hesitate to ask a question. P.S. sorry to ramble from one to the next but i am still at work and should be working :)

[Enduronman]

I was given a bunch of meds to try but I never tried any of them for long as soon as I felt okay I stopped just because I don’t want to rely on meds. Is it really anxiety???

grrrrr.....
How do you ever expect to get better if you don't give anything a chance to work?
It doesn't seem to be going all that well without them either...jus sayin.

E-Man

[Rima]

Thanks for the reply, my dr took me off Zoloft since I got the panic attack in the middle of my sleep. He gave me Prozac now I will try that.

[Enduronman]

YAY!!
A lot of success stories around here with Prozac..
Stay with it!
Good luck to you friend.

E-Man :)

[danni2014]

Hi im relativly new to this page to and have recently diagnosed with gad.
I am the most stubbornest person you will ever meet and will always push myself to carry on with life no matter how difficult it gets. Like you i find that being at work is often very taxing and have struggled on for nine years on and off meds as i didnt want to rely on them and didnt want to accept i had a problem until my anxiety got really bad and i had a big panic attack at work and collapsed i thought i was having a heart attack and it scared the living daylights out of me.
I visited the doctor and like you was reluctant to take meds until he explained it like this ;
" people who have never sufferd with anxiety will never fully understand. It has only recently become an illness that is being taken more seriously however the general mass of people will not understand.
Its like trying to explain to a man how period pains are or explaining to a woman what its like to be kicked in the testicals neither will fully understand the extent of the pain. Just like people who havent sufferd will think it is only worry why cant you just get on with it?
I think deep down you know there is a problem there however the biggest step is to accept it and learn to deal with it in your own way. If you had a chest infection would you not take anti biotics? If you broke your leg would you not take tge pain killers that your doctor perscribed? Or would you just suffer in pain?
Refusing to take medication if you are suffering for anxiety makes you just like the other percentage of population. Anxiety is an illness in which medicine can ease if you just give it a chance. You dont have to be on them forever my doctor has said give tgem a try for a year and has perscribed me lustral which i have only been on for a few weeks. I found that things got worse wity restless nights, increased anxiety and headaches however these have seemed to stop now. That horrible feeling that i got everyday has lessend.
The doctor has said that the meds change the amount of chemicals in your brain that cause you to worry and after the year your brain would have learnt the pattern. I am also doing cbt and feeling alot more posative. He also said that they are not addictive either.
I guess what i am trying to say is try not to fight on too hard although it is important to be strong willed it is also just as important to listen to your body.
I hope this has helped and i wish you all the luck in the world.
Danni

[danni2014]

Hi im relativly new to this page to and have recently diagnosed with gad.
I am the most stubbornest person you will ever meet and will always push myself to carry on with life no matter how difficult it gets. Like you i find that being at work is often very taxing and have struggled on for nine years on and off meds as i didnt want to rely on them and didnt want to accept i had a problem until my anxiety got really bad and i had a big panic attack at work and collapsed i thought i was having a heart attack and it scared the living daylights out of me.
I visited the doctor and like you was reluctant to take meds until he explained it like this ;
" people who have never sufferd with anxiety will never fully understand. It has only recently become an illness that is being taken more seriously however the general mass of people will not understand.
Its like trying to explain to a man how period pains are or explaining to a woman what its like to be kicked in the testicals neither will fully understand the extent of the pain. Just like people who havent sufferd will think it is only worry why cant you just get on with it?
I think deep down you know there is a problem there however the biggest step is to accept it and learn to deal with it in your own way. If you had a chest infection would you not take anti biotics? If you broke your leg would you not take tge pain killers that your doctor perscribed? Or would you just suffer in pain?
Refusing to take medication if you are suffering for anxiety makes you just like the other percentage of population. Anxiety is an illness in which medicine can ease if you just give it a chance. You dont have to be on them forever my doctor has said give tgem a try for a year and has perscribed me lustral which i have only been on for a few weeks. I found that things got worse wity restless nights, increased anxiety and headaches however these have seemed to stop now. That horrible feeling that i got everyday has lessend.
The doctor has said that the meds change the amount of chemicals in your brain that cause you to worry and after the year your brain would have learnt the pattern. I am also doing cbt and feeling alot more posative. He also said that they are not addictive either.
I guess what i am trying to say is try not to fight on too hard although it is important to be strong willed it is also just as important to listen to your body.
I hope this has helped and i wish you all the luck in the world.
Danni h

[Rima]

Thank you for replying also I am sorry that you have to suffer as well. I understand what you mean I have been trying to fight it on my own for over a year now. I went from 3 blood tests came normal, to 2 ENT visits, Cat Scan, EKG, Stress test and multiple Dr visits and I always feel like they not doing enough of test to figure out if this anxiety is telling my body that there is something wrong with it but I just need to try and accept that I have anxiety most likely from all the stress at work. I currently feel like my hands are shaking for 2 weeks now and mostly my right hand but I think all of that is in my head. Stay strong one day we will beat this anxiety crap :)